Taylor Swift's experiences at the MTV Video Music Awards have been wild, to say the least. When Kanye West came onstage at the iconic 2009 VMAs during Taylor's speech for her "Video of the Year" award win, the world watched as America's newest pop princess got her big moment snatched away from her. Luckily, Beyonce allowed her to finish her speech that night, and ever since then, Ms. Swift has dominated the Video Music Awards. Last night, she became the first artist to win “Album of the Year” t…

We all love puns , right? No, No, we don't. Puns can often be the fodder of dull people who desperately want others to think they're clever. I don't want to sit around all day and listen to half-jokes from someone who would rather be witty than be funny. My perfect pun does not make any sense on the most fundamental level. I want a pun that makes people question the art and science of wordplay . Luckily, the latest Twitter meme fits perfectly into my philosophy of pun-making. The viral “Shocked…

The time has finally come for Beyoncé to release new music. While Beyoncé has been the undeniable queen of visual albums over the past couple of years, it's been a while since she's released original music. It hasn't been as long as Rihanna, but the fact remains that the Bey Hive has been waiting patiently for new music, and now it's finally here. This week, Beyoncé's album Renaissance leaked early, with many of her fans vehemently opposing others listening to the tracks before their release…

To stream or not stream, that is the question. New albums by famous artists leaking before their official release is nothing new. The advent of social media has allowed even the least computer savvy among us to pirate music with nothing more than a cursory search. That's why it's not the least bit surprising that Beyoncé's upcoming album Renaissance was leaked on Twitter this week. While some fanbases stream their faves leaked music without any feelings of remorse (I'm looking at you, Charli XC…

If you know anything about Beyoncé fans, it's that they are fierce tweeters. As Beyoncé's single BREAK MY SOUL was released last night, the Bey Hive was up praising their queen. The response to the song was generally positive, but there was one aspect that stood out to fans in particular, and that was the anti-work themes of the song. The lyrics resist burnout, saying “Now, I just fell in love, and I just quit my job. I'm gonna find new drive, d*mn, they work me so damn hard. Work by nine then…